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Weather Analysis and Forecasting: Applying Satellite Water Vapor Imagery and Potential Vorticity Analysis 2nd edition


Weather Analysis and Forecasting: Applying Satellite Water Vapor Imagery and Potential Vorticity Analysis 2nd edition

Paperback by Georgiev, Christo (National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria); Santurette, Patrick (Forecasting Operations, Météo-France, Toulouse, France); Maynard, Karine (Forecast Laboratory, Météo-France, Toulouse, France)

Weather Analysis and Forecasting: Applying Satellite Water Vapor Imagery and Potential Vorticity Analysis

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ISBN:
9780128001943
Publication Date:
11 Jul 2016
Edition/language:
2nd edition / English
Publisher:
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:
Academic Press Inc
Pages:
360 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 13 - 18 May 2024
Weather Analysis and Forecasting: Applying Satellite Water Vapor Imagery and Potential Vorticity Analysis

Description

Weather Analysis and Forecasting: Applying Satellite Water Vapor Imagery and Potential Vorticity Analysis, Second Edition, is a step-by-step essential training manual for forecasters in meteorological services worldwide, and a valuable text for graduate students in atmospheric physics and satellite meteorology. In this practical guide, P. Santurette, C.G. Georgiev, and K. Maynard show how to interpret water vapor patterns in terms of dynamical processes in the atmosphere and their relation to diagnostics available from numerical weather prediction models. In particular, they concentrate on the close relationship between satellite imagery and the potential vorticity fields in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. These applications are illustrated with color images based on real meteorological situations over mid-latitudes, subtropical and tropical areas.

Contents

Part I: Fundamentals1. A dynamical view of synoptic development2. The interpretation problem of satellite water vapor imageryPart II: Practical use of water vapor imagery and thermodynamical fields3. Significant water vapor imagery features associated with synoptic thermodynamic structures4. Diagnosis of thermodynamic environment of deep convection5. Use of water vapor imagery to assess NWP model behavior and to improve weather forecastsAppendix A. Radiation measurements in water vapor absorption bandAppendix B. PV modification technique and PV inversion to correct the initial state of the numerical model

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